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John Deere QAS 70 Troubleshooting

John Deere QAS 70 troubleshooting: 15 fault codes and symptom-cause-remedy entries from the manufacturer's own service documentation.

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Troubleshooting

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Symptoms & remedies

SymptomCauseRemedy
Alternator gives 0 VoltBlown fuse.Replace fuse.
No residual voltageExcite the alternator by applying a 12V battery voltage with a 30 W resistor in series on the + and - terminals of the electronic regulator, respecting the polarities.
After being excited the alternator still gives 0 VoltConnections are interrupted.Check connection cables, measure winding resistances and compare with values mentioned in the alternator manual.
Low voltage at no loadVoltage potentiometer out of setting.Reset voltage.
Intervention of protectionCheck frequency/voltage regulator.
Winding failureCheck windings.
High voltage at no loadVoltage potentiometer out of setting.Reset voltage.
Failed regulatorSubstitute regulator.
Lower than rated voltage at loadVoltage potentiometer out of setting.Reset voltage potentiometer.
Intervention by protectionCheck frequency/voltage regulator.
Current too high, power factor lower than 0.8; speed lower than 10% of rated speedFailed regulator.Substitute regulator.
Rotating bridge failureCheck diodes, disconnect cables.
Higher than rated voltage at loadVoltage potentiometer out of setting.Reset voltage potentiometer.
Unstable voltageSpeed variation in engine.Check regularity of rotation.
Regulator out of settingRegulate stability of regulator by acting on STABILITY potentiometer.

Fault codes and symptom→remedy steps extracted from this model’s service/owner documentation; verify against the official manual before servicing.

Common questions

John Deere QAS 70: Alternator gives 0 Volt — what causes it?

Documented causes: Blown fuse.. See the table for the matching fixes.

John Deere QAS 70: After being excited the alternator still gives 0 Volt — what causes it?

Documented causes: Connections are interrupted.. See the table for the matching fixes.

John Deere QAS 70: Low voltage at no load — what causes it?

Documented causes: Voltage potentiometer out of setting.. See the table for the matching fixes.